Podcasts

Achieving Seamless Integration through User Co-Design

Savannah Kunovsky and Jenna Fizel, co-managing directors of IDEO’s Emerging Technology division, talk about the future of technology in general and how we can work with our users to build the most impactful product. They explore prototyping and co-design techniques, as well as how generative AI can help with rapid prototyping.

Building the Middle Tier and Doing Software Migrations: a Conversation with Rashmi Venugopal

In this podcast, Michael Stiefel spoke with Rashmi Venugopal about two topics. The first is how the middle-tier creates the application from the raw materials in the back-end, and how the front-end uses the middle-tier to present a meaningful workflow to the user. The second is how to manage the usually inevitable software migration that results from a successful software product.

Do Microservices’ Benefits Supersede Their Caveats? A Conversation with Sam Newman

Sam Newman, one of the pioneers of microservices, encourages architects to use distributed systems as a last resort architecture. He stresses the importance of focusing on the desired outcome and starting with monoliths, gradually evolving the architecture.

Nikolaos Vasiloglou on Knowledge Graphs and Graph RAG

In this podcast, Nikolaos Vasiloglou from @RelationalAI team discusses how knowledge graph based applications are leveraging Generative AI technologies and how Graph RAG techniques can be used to enhance data analytics and insights.

Designing for Knowledge Flow with Diana Montalion

In this episode, Thomas Betts speaks with Diana Montalion about how architecture is designing for knowledge flow. The conversation covers the differences between knowledge stock and knowledge flow and the importance of a growth mindset. If you’re trying to find new ways to solve problems, you have to start by thinking in new ways.

Great Products Need Closer Collaboration Between Product, Engineering and Design

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Maria Fernandez Guajardo about how product management has evolved, with the need for closer collaboration between product, engineering, and design, especially in the age of AI.

Product Mastery in Corporate Software: Insights from Kent McDonald

This is the Engineering Culture Podcast, from the people behind InfoQ.com and the QCon conferences. In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Kent McDonald about his experience working with organizations that build software for internal use, emphasizing the importance of product management in these contexts.

Techniques to Tackle Technical Debt with Dustin Thostenson

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Dustin Thostenson about techniques to recognise and tackle technical debt.

Engineering Excellence: Declan Whelan on Technical Health, Agile Practices, and Team Culture

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Declan Whelan about technical health, useful metrics, modern technical practices, code stewardship and cultural aspects of good engineering teams.

Engineering Leadership: Balancing Autonomy, Growth, and Culture with Michael Gray

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Michael Gray of ClearBank about engineering culture and leadership.